Michael J. Elman, MD
Elman Retina Group, P.A.
9114 Philadelphia Road
Suite 310
Baltimore, MD 21237
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(410) 812-6440 mobile
www.elmanretina.com
(410) 686-3000 office
Professional Affiliations
Academic Appointments- Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
- Greater Baltimore Medical Center
- Sinai Hospital of Baltimore
- Franklin Square Medical Center
Education and Training
- Retinal fellowship
- Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD USA
- Retinal fellowship
- Barnes Retina Institute, St. Louis, MO USA
- Ophthalmology residency
- University of Illinois at Chicago, Department of Ophthalmology, Chicago, IL USA
- Internship
- Sinai Hospital of Detroit, Detroit, MI USA
- Medical School
- Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI USA
- College
- Wayne State University, Detroit, MI USA
Biography
Michael J. Elman, M.D. has practiced ophthalmology for over 35 years, specializing in diseases of the retina and vitreous. Dr. Elman is president and founder of the Elman Retina Group, an empathetic private practice devoted exclusively to the medical and surgical treatment of the retina and vitreous, with four state-of-the-art offices conveniently located throughout the Baltimore metropolitan area. Author of more than 250 publications on retinal diseases and surgery, Dr. Elman is an Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dr. Elman was the founding director of the National Institutes of Health-supported Ophthalmology Clinical Research Unit at the University of Maryland. In 1990, he was awarded the prestigious Young Scholar Award for the entire University of Maryland system. In 2014 and again in 2019, he was awarded the Best Teacher Award for the Wilmer Ophthalmological Institute of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. One of only 371 ophthalmologists worldwide elected to the elite American Ophthalmological Society, Dr. Elman is recognized internationally as a leader in clinical research and an authority in treating retinal diseases, such as diabetic retinopathy and age-related macular degeneration. He served as the national Study Chairman of the Diabetic Retinopathy Clinical Research Network (DRCRnet) Protocol I, a nationwide collaborative clinical trial sponsored by the National Eye Institute that revolutionized the treatment of diabetic macular edema. Dr. Elman has twice served as chairman of the DRCRnet's Executive Committee.
Certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology and a fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, Dr. Elman is a Wayne State University School of Medicine graduate. He completed his internship in internal medicine at Sinai Hospital of Detroit and his residency in ophthalmology at the University of Illinois Eye Center in Chicago. He received fellowship training in retinal vascular diseases and clinical research at the Wilmer Eye Institute of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and fellowship training in diseases and surgery of the retina and vitreous at Barnes Hospital/Retina Consultants, Ltd. of Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.
Dr. Elman and his wife are involved in many community and philanthropic organizations. They are the devoted parents of four children and doting grandparents of thirteen grandchildren.